Conductor support



Sept 25, $1923:

CONDUCTOR SUPPORT Filed May 28, 1923 nuenkot 67/74/51.; 5 NUT/75a Gnome i at-ented fiept. 25, 1923.

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oonnno'ron sorrows Application filed May 28,

To allicizemzfma-y concern:

Be it known that I, Samp er S. Mrirrrirs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at lviansfield, in the county'ot Riclr land and state of Ohio, have-invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Conductor Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a supporting device for trolley conductors and has particular reference to that type of support known as a trolley car in: ch a groove is formed to receive a trolley yire and provided with lips forming the groove which are bent around the wire to secure the two-together.

The object of my invention is to produce device which is simple and cheap and, in

which the part is subject to wearcan be re-i placed at a nominal expense in the way of material and labor.

In the drawing accompanying this specifcation:

1 is a side view .of myin-vention.

F ig. 2 is an end View of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a top view of my invention. j

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. l.

5 is a sectional view on-the line 5-5 is a View of one end only of the member B the other end being a duplicate of that shown in this figure.

In the preferred form of my invention. I

employ three main parts; namely, a sus-' pension clevis A, a suspension yoke B and the rivets, or other means, for securing the parts A and B together.

The suspension clevis A. comprises a boss member 1 internally threaded as shown in F to receive a supportingstud. Secured to the boss member and projecting laterally therefrom are arms 2 and each arm terminates in a clevis 3. I prefer to make the suspension clevis A of malleable iron as this is strong, durable and economical, although the member A may be made of any other suitable material desired. Each clevis 3 is provided with a passage therethrough to receive the rivets or other securing member C.

The supporting yoke B comprises the lips 4 which form a U shaped groove 5 in .which is positioned the trolley wire 6. The lips i are bent or peened around the trolley wire to secure the two together as shown in Fig.

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i. Projecting upwardly trom the union of the lips 4 at each end and extending well toward the center of thesupporting yoke are flanges 7 which are thickened their inner endas indicated by the numeral. 8.

The thickened portion 8 ofthe'fiange 7 is SAMUEL S. MATTHES,1OF MAQNSFTELD, 01-110, ASSIGZNOB TO THE OHIO BRASS COIdPANY,

of such size and so positioned as to fit in the opening of the 'clevis 3 and is provided with a passage 9which coincides with the passage in the clevis member to receive the rivets 1C. The member B is preferably made 01 001 "per or a copper base bronze which is stand-- construction of a device ard practice in the of this character. r

The parts A and B having been assembled in proper relation to each other, the rivets C are inserted I in the'parts securely together, The construction of the members A andB are such that when the device hasbeen assembled there is an open space 10 between these parts and no metal whatsoever integrally connectting the members 8 8 other than that form: ing the lipsi; As the copper base metal is rather expensive I i-ind with the construction herein disclosed that .it is unnecessary to connect the members 8 8 ;integrally with each other otherwise than through the metal forming the lips, thereby reducing the cost of the device materially. I also find that the slot 10 has a tendency to oiier a little resiliency in the device. It will be quite apparent that as the lips 4 of the member B are subjected to the action of the trolley.

wheel'that this part in time will wear down and require renewal and, therefore, with my construction it is only necessary to remove the part B from the part A by clipping the heads of the rivets C and substituting a new part B and securing it in place as described. 7

It will be apparent to those skilledin the art that I have herein discloseda new and novel arrangement of the parts A and B, thereby producing a new and novel trolley wire support as a whole, and that the same is open to modification.

I claim 1. A conductor support comprising a yoke member and a clevis member secured together, the yoke member provided with between the spaced Tflfii'lllJGZS, means on the and headed up thereby unitclevis member to secure the support to a hanger and means on tr e yoke member to receive and engage a conductor;

2. A conductor support comprising a yoke member and a clevis membersecured together, the clevis-member provided with oppositely'projecting arms having acievis at "tloned one in each c1evis and having means 7 to recel-ve'and grip a conductor;

securing the yoke and ciev'rs members tothe extreme end each arm and meansqto secure the clevls to a hanger, the yoke member provided with spaced members to 08-13051- and means gether. V V I V 3. A conductor support comprising yoke member and a clevls member secured together, the clevis member provided with oppositely pro ect1ng arms having a clevis at the extreme end oi each arm and means to se cure the clevis to a hanger, the yoke member provided with members to be positioned one in each clevis, and having meato receive and grip a conductor and means securing the yoke and clevis members together.

4. A conductor support comprising a yoke member and a supporting member secured together, the supporting member provided With oppositely"projecting arms and means to secure the device to a'hanger, the yoke member provided with attaching means, a space formed in said attaching means and the supporting member positioned Within said spscegnezms securing the yoke and supporting members together and means on the yoke to engage and grip a conductor;

5. A conductor support comprising a yoke member and a cievis member secured togethery the c levis member provided \vi.th;op

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p ositeiy projecting arms'having. a cie'vis' at the extreme end of each arm and means to secure the clevis to ahenger, the yoke 'memher provided with members to be positioned,

one in each cievis,"e longitudinal slot between the yoke member and the clevis member, means on the yoke member to receive and grip, a conductor and means to secure the yoke and clevis members together.

6. A conductor support comprising a. support member tor attachment to a hanger, projecting means securedtofthe, support, means to engage and gripfa' spaced'jmeans projecting from the new; means, theprojecting means positioned in the space formed by the spaced secured to the said spaced means.

7[ A conductor support comprising a yoke member provided With a space formed by spaced projecting means thereom-a clevis member positioned in the space and provided With means to'secure the support to a hanger, attaching means on the yoke member, attaching means onthe cievis member and means to secure the attachingineans on the tWo members together to unite the members. w

8. A conductor support ing a groove to receive a conductor, a pair of spaced upstanding members forming a oke, a support member interposed between the upstanding members and secured thereto and means to secure the support member to a hanger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL S. MATTHESQ conductor,

means and comprising a yoke member consisting oi a pair of lips form 

